“Ceasefire Now”: RUSU stands for a Free Palestine
The RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) have called for an end to the ongoing war in Gaza in a statement issued online.
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Jade Nacionales
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- 3 min
China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific explained: how does this implicate Australia?
A superpower super-focused on power China’s presence in the Asia-Pacific has granted them influence in the politics of their neighbouring...
Joanna Beard
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- 2 min
Thousands sign petition to fix 'HECS debt crisis'
A petition to the federal government to make HECS debt “easier to pay off” has received more than 280,000 signatures.
Sofia Jayne
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- 12 min
Explainer: The Voice to Parliament
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Georgina Carroll
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A stress-head and admin haters guide to enrolling to vote
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Joseph Misuraca
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Melbourne Uni’s Menzies Institute opens despite student union protests
"Melbourne University Cloister" by Chris_Samuel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Menzies Institute opened on Thursday November 18 at the...
Faith Macale
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
BTS expresses their hope for future generations at the UN
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Sarah Liversidge
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Federal Court decision puts academic freedom in the spotlight
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Sam Matthews
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
‘Doesn’t go far enough’: Parliament recommends cannabis decriminalisation
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- 1 min
Thousands Gather In Melbourne To Protest Invasion Day Celebrations
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Emile Pavlich
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- 3 min
First Nations’ partnerships would “change the game” for reversing biodiversity loss.
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Caspar McLeod
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
NZ 2020 General Election Result: Jacinda Ardern re-elected for a second term.
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Lilian Bernhardt
- Oct 1, 2020
- 2 min
Refugee slams proposed bill to prohibit mobile phones in detention centres
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David Allen
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Obituary: Melbourne’s COVID-19 Curfew
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David Allen
- Sep 24, 2020
- 3 min
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: folk hero in a profession of expensive villains
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Jeremy Gan
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- 1 min
Scenes from the Freedom Walk Protest
Anti-lockdown protesters descended upon Queen Victoria Market. Police countered by flooding the market with officers. The protesters’...
Charlie Williams
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- 3 min
Power stays in palm of gas industry
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Oliver Lees
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- 2 min
Victorian State Library lit by candlelight as hundreds remembers victims of Tiananmen Square protest
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Jeremy Gan
- Jun 7, 2020
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Photo Essay: Scenes from Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter Protest
Clad with face masks, huddled shoulder to shoulder in front of the steps of Parliament House. Thousands across Australia defied social...
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- 2 min
'We can’t breathe. Get off our backs!' - Black Lives Matter protest swamps Melbourne CBD
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